2011, NORTHWEST RANKIN HIGH SCHOOL WON 10 OR MORE GAMES 6 OF THOSE 8 YEARS--BUT 2 STRAIGHT LOSING SEASONS HAVE THE COUGARS AS A 6A AFTERTHOUGHT. WHAT WENT WRONG AND HOW QUICKLY CAN THEY REBUILD THEIR ONCE STORIED PROGRAM GREAT EMPIRES RISE--AND UNCEREMONIOUSLY FALL; CHECK YOUR HISTORY BOOK. THE CAUSES ARE ALWAYS DEBTABLE. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE FALL OF NORTHWEST RANKIN FOOTBALL, 2 EVENTS RING TRUE. OCTOBER 27TH, 2011: AN UNDEFEATED COUGAR TEAM CRUMBLED UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AGAINST ARCHRIVAL MADISON CENTRAL, 52-20 POP JULY 3, 2012--QUARTERBACK REID HUMPHREYS UNDERGOES TOMMY JOHN SURGERY, EFFECTIVELY ENDING HIS FOOTBALL CAREER POP PETE HURT LIMPED TO A 8-15 RECORD IN HIS FINAL 2 SEASONS--NORTHWEST WAS BROKEN, BEAT AND SCARRED ENTER TYLER PETERSON--COUSIN TO BRANDON'S BRAD--A STATE CHAMPION WINNING HEAD COACH AT NOXAPATER IN 2011, WHO MOST RECENTLY TOOK A WINLESS KOSCIUSKO TEAM TO THE PLAYOFFS IN BOTH SEASONS AT THE HELM-- THE SOFT-SPOKEN PETERSON CARRIES A BIG STICK ON FRIDAY'S BUIDLS AROUND KIDS, SPARK MIX IN COLLEGE PEDIGREE WITH STINTS AT TENNESSEE- CHATTANOOGA AND ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO AND PETERSON HOLDS GRAVITAS IN EVERY PHASE OF THE GAME--BUT PERHAPS HIS ABILITY TO AVOID MISTAKES FROM HIS PREDECESSOR--PUTTIN G SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND HOLES IS THE BIGGEST HOPE FOR OPTIMISM THANKS ASLAN. JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE IS COMING UP AT 10-35.

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